MOROCCO

MOROCCO MAJOR CITIES

• Casablanca
• Marrakech
• Tangier
• Population: 33.01 million

ETHINCITIES

• Arab-Beber
• EThnic minority descended from Berbers Arabs
• There is also Berber-Arab

WARS OF MOROCCO

• Franco war(1844) fought between France and Morocco
• Second Franco(1920's)
• Tripolitan war(1801-1805) fought between the U.S. And Northwest Africa
• Ifni "forgotten war"(1957) France won this war

MOROCCO RESOURCES

• Iron ore
• Barite
• Manganese
• Lead
• Zinc

INDUSTRIES

• Food industry(seafood)
• Leather & Textile(clothes)
• Chemical & para chemical(wood work)
• Mechanical & metallurgical(metal work)
• Electric & electronic(wiring cables)

GOVERNMENT

• Unitary State
• Monarchy
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Parliamentary system

HISTORICAL EVENTS

• During the 1680's, the Arabs invaded Morocco.
• Most Berbers adopted the religion Arabs.
• Islam's resisted political control.

WHO IS THE CURRENT LEADER OF MOROCCO

• As his late father King Hassan II referred to his upbringing.

HOW LARGE THE COUNTRY IS

• Morocco spans from the Atlantic Ocean, to mountainous areas, to the Sahara (desert).

PHYSICAL FEATURES

• Atlas Mountians
• Toubakl Mountian
• Oum er-Rhia
• Sebou
• Moulouya

MOROCCO FLAG

NEWS ARTICLE

• In the late 19th century, after centuries of rule by Muslim dynasties, Morocco fell under European influence and was colonized by both Spain and France, from which it finally won its independence in 1956.

AGRICULTURE

• The Costal Plains
• Highlands area of the Rif
• Desert to the Southeast

EDUCATION

• Primary schooling is free.
• Attendance level are low in rural areas.
• Drop-out levels are high.
• Only half of girls enroll at secondary school.

CLIMATE

• Generally, Morocco's climate is moderate and subtropical, cooled by breezes off the Atlantic and Mediterranean.